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  • The Academic Minute for 2017.5.8-5.12

    The Academic Minute for 2017.5.8-5.12

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    Academic Minute from 5.8 – 5.12 Monday, May 8th John Rennie Short – University of Maryland Baltimore County Public Transportation Professor, author and renowned public speaker, John Rennie Short is an expert on urban issues, environmental concerns, globalization, political geography and the history of cartography. He has studied cities around the world, and lectured around…

  • Terry-Ann Craigie, Connecticut College – Ban the Box

    Terry-Ann Craigie, Connecticut College – Ban the Box

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    Should we ban the box? Terry-Ann Craigie, assistant professor of economics at Connecticut College, explores whether taking the criminal conviction question off job applications can help ex-offenders get back on their feet sooner. Terry-Ann Craigie’s research explores issues in economics of the family, the economics of crime, and labor economics. Although much of her work…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.8)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.5.8)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.5.8 Monday, May 8th John Rennie Short of the University of Maryland Baltimore County examines the state of public transportation in the US. Tuesday, May 9th Deborah Y. Cohn of the New York Institute of Technology discusses bad gift giving and why people do it. Wednesday, May 10th Bruce Peabody of Fairleigh Dickinson University explains why heroes…